Marrying into a poor family

Xiao Chenyu stayed with Qin Xiang at home for two days and had to leave for Fucheng early.

In addition to taking away 2000 taels of silver notes, he also brought goods for the Lu family.

The people accompanying him were Qiao Dazhuang, Xiaoqi, Liu Xi and five domestic servants.

Dusk was approaching when a group of nine people arrived in Fucheng. They first found an inn to stay, and then bought two roast chickens, ten pounds of soju and some dishes to go with wine. Then they went to the pier to find Lu Da and others.

Qiao San once wrote the address to Qiao Dazhuang, so even though the pier was scary, it only took a little inquiry to find it.

Lu Da and others lived in a warehouse at the dock. This warehouse was relatively small and could barely accommodate more than a dozen people including Lu Da.

They were cooking on a simple earthen stove they had built outside the warehouse, and a pot of stew was steaming.

Seeing Xiao Chenyu and others, the cook was stunned for a long time before he recovered from Qiao Dazhuang's laughter and scolding. He immediately smiled and shouted towards the room: "Brother, third brother, Dazhuang and Xiaoqi are here, and they also mentioned Here’s wine and food.”

Little Seven Monkeys rushed over, hit the man on the shoulder with his fist, and said with a smile: "Tell me, are you happy to see us here, or are you happy to see the food?"

The man reached out and picked up Xiao Qi and spun him around, laughing loudly and saying, "We are all happy, hahaha, we are all happy."

The people in the room also rushed out. Everyone came up with a smile and asked questions. Only Lu Da and Qiao San looked a little solemn.

After Xiao Chenyu met Lu Da and Qiao San, they asked for a private conversation. After the three explained, they went to a wine house alone, entered a separate box, and ordered a table of wine and food.

Qiao San looked at the food and wine that was coming one after another and sighed: "We have really tightened our belts during this period. We haven't touched this meat for a long time."

Lu Dajiu was silent when he was in Fushui Town. He just poured a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp. The various sorrows and sorrows were beyond words.

Xiao Chenyu was not an unsophisticated person, so he could naturally tell that these two people were in a bad mood. Just because more than a dozen people lived together in that narrow warehouse, he also understood what their unhappiness was.
"Come on, don't think so much, let's drink first, drink!" Xiao Chenyu filled the glasses for the two of them, then filled the glasses for himself, and then raised the glasses together.

There are not so many pretentious words between men. After a few glasses of wine, Qiao San revealed his current predicament. It was nothing more than a lack of money that stumped the heroic man.

"Our former enemies are now at the critical moment of fighting with others, and they have not yet spared their hands to deal with us. Now is the best time for us to develop and grow. However, today's docks have more people forming gangs to occupy this dock. It’s so hard to get a spot.”

Xiao Chenyu waited for three rounds of drinking before he took out 500 taels of silver notes from his body with a smile and placed it on the table. He patted the silver notes with his hand: "Don't you have the money? I don't have enough. We all came from Fushui Town. Those who come out will definitely help each other if they encounter difficulties. Is this true for the two eldest brothers?"

Lu Da's eyes, which were reddish from the alcohol, instantly straightened. He raised his thick black eyebrows and asked, "Brother Xiao, what do you mean?"

"That's what you saw. Use the money." Xiao Chenyu didn't make any demands, but Lu Da and Qiao San were not fools. Most of the pies falling in the world were poisonous.

Seeing that the two of them were very vigilant, Xiao Chenyu could only tell what he and Qin Xi had discussed at home to help them.

Then he said: "If I came here this time to see how well you guys are doing, I wouldn't bother with it. Now that you need it, I'll show it to you."

Qiao San glanced at Lu Da, then he laughed and collected the banknote, poured a glass of wine and handed it to Xiao Chenyu. He and Lu Da also filled it, then stood up and toasted to Xiao Chenyu, and promised that Xiao Chenyu and his wife would be together in the future. If something happens, we will do our best to help.

Xiao Chenyu smiled and said nothing, drank the wine in one gulp, and all the words were lost in the wine.

Lu Da also drank it down in one gulp and expressed his position in the same way: "In the future, whenever you need us, we will never refuse. If we violate it, I will be struck by lightning." "Brother Lu, why are you doing this? Even if Without this money, would it be possible for us to come to Brother Lu and Brother Qiao when we encounter difficulties, and they would still ignore it? Hahaha, let’s not talk about the future, come and drink, drink!”

Afterwards, the wine became more relaxed. Lu Da and Qiao San were in a good mood now that they had money. They said freely: "With the money, we can rent a better courtyard and recruit troops. Only in this way can we receive more people." Work.”

Xiao Chenyu said: "I'm going to meet someone tomorrow. If you have nothing to do, you can follow me."

Qiao San asked: "Who? Someone from the Xiao family?"

"No, you will know when you see him tomorrow." Xiao Chenyu did not explain clearly. Lu Da and Qiao San only thought they were Xiao Chenyu's friends, and calling them was just to embolden them and save face.

Xiao Chenyu stopped drinking after he was five minutes drunk. He just said that he had something important to do. Lu Da and Qiao San also put down their glasses and drank tea.

Xiao Chenyu listened carefully to their current situation and gave some suggestions. Lu Da and Qiao San were stunned for a while and kept asking Xiao Chenyu.

So, the meal took a bit long.

In the end, Lu Da and Qiao San actually followed Xiao Chenyu to the inn, instead of booking another room, they decided to stay in Xiao Chenyu's room.

In fact, the three of them didn't sleep for long, but kept discussing how to take the future.

The next day, the three of them got up after sleeping for less than an hour.

None of the three looked tired. Xiao Chenyu was young, while Lu Da and Qiao San were excited.

After breakfast, Liu Xi and others brought the strictly guarded goods over. Xiao Chenyu used the key he brought with him to open it for inspection, then closed it carefully, and then placed the box where he could see it, just waiting. The appointment arrives.

Although they only opened it once, there was already a fragrance in the room. Qiao San and Lu Da looked at each other and understood tacitly that this was a business for the Xiao family to make money.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart: The Xiao family could easily throw away 500 taels of silver just a few months after they became rich, but a group of them had been living in poverty for so long, but they were getting poorer and poorer.

When he just settled in yesterday, he sent someone to deliver a message to Lu Jiu, asking him to come to the inn to meet him today. However, he did not say in advance that he had brought goods. He only said that Xiao Chenyu was here and wanted to meet him.

Lu Jiu has been both proud and a little depressed recently.

Fortunately, he didn't get many red gold ingots back, which created a situation that everyone wanted.

Finally, his father took it and distributed it to important figures in the officialdom and the powerful people of major families.

Of course, the adults in the officialdom couldn't get any money back, but the benefits were indispensable. He just brought Lu Jiu with him when giving gifts, which made him show his face in front of all the adults.

As for the rest of the family, most of them gave some silver. Even if they didn't give any silver, they also gave corresponding gifts in return.

After hearing the compliments, Lu Jiu felt proud, but was pestered by his mother, who took care of his marriage every day.

Moreover, he also said that many families in the city are now interested in making him their son-in-law.